The Day | Elizabeth Regan
From policy reform to requests for financial infusions, affordable housing advocates are looking at different ways to address the widespread lack of housing affordability when the state legislature convenes on Jan. 4.
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A separate coalition of more than 45 mostly nonprofit social service and...
Jacqueline Rabe Thomas | CT Insider
Federal and state lawmakers are eyeing major reforms in response to a Hearst Connecticut Media Group investigation which revealed half of vouchers issued to help low-income residents find affordable housing in the state went unused.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-CT, called the situation “heartbreaking”...
Deidre Montague | Hartford Courant
Jahaira Vega said she was in shock when she received an eviction notice from her landlord requiring her and her two daughters to leave their apartment after 16 years of living in West Hartford.
She knew the landlord was upset with her for reporting heating...
Ginny Monk | CT Mirror
The upcoming legislative session is likely to bring a new effort to pass meaningful zoning reforms, according to advocates for a fund that rewards towns that create affordable housing and eviction protections for tenants.
Growing Together Connecticut, a consortium of about 45 advocacy groups, faith...
Jordan Nathaniel Fenster | CT Insider
There are affordable housing units built in towns across Connecticut, often amid controversy and despite some public outcry.
The arguments against affordable housing often center around a town’s right to self-determination, to define the look, feel and character of a community, without interference from...
Lisa Prevost | New York Times
In the town of Fairfield, Conn., nearly 2,400 residents have signed a petition opposing a project proposed for downtown that could bring 19 units of affordable housing.
In nearby New Canaan, homeowners have raised about $84,000 for a legal fund to fight a proposed...
Ginny Monk | CT Mirror
Despite five years of advance notice that Connecticut towns would have to submit affordable housing plans by June 1, less than half of them made the deadline.
The deadline — established by a 2017 law that requires such plans every five years —marked an important...
Don Stacom | Hartford Courant
Facing a state-mandated deadline of Wednesday, Connecticut communities this spring have been wrapping up work on their official plans to provide more affordable housing — even though many caution that the state’s goal isn’t practical.
As of May 23, fewer than 50 of Connecticut’s 169...
Jordan Fenster | CT Insider
Advocates believe Connecticut is in the midst of a housing crisis. They say the cost of housing at all levels is pricing out renters and potential owners who only a short time ago could afford their homes.
People are forced to move, these advocates say,...